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Isaiah Hallett was born on November 9, 1783 and died on April 13, 1823. He was an Early Ohio settler in 1813 coming with his family from Kennebec County, Maine where he was born. Isaiah Hallet was on the 1810 census, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine. That was the location of his father Solomon Hallet and his uncle, both Revolutionary War soldiers. The Dennis Town Hall Parish Records in Barnstable County show as the location he was Baptized and that Isaiah was son to Solomon Hallet and Deborah, his wife. Isaiah married Anna Kimball on April 4, 1805. He Fought in the War of 1812. Isaiah was a ship's captain and a Shoe Smith. He is said to have made the first pegged shoe made in Washington County Ohio. The idea of pegging, to attach the soles and heels to the upper part of the shoe, was begun in an attempt to extend the life of the shoe because the threading and stitching often rotted because of dampness and caused the sole to fall off. It was sometimes used along with stitching or nailing. The pegs were 3/4" long, tapered, and slightly thicker than a wooden match.